Suppose That a Worker in Country a Can Make Either

question 48

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a worker in Country A can make either 25 bananas or 5 tomatoes each year.Country A has 200 workers.Suppose a worker in Country B can make either 18 bananas or 6 tomatoes each year.Country B has 400 workers.The workers in Country A should specialize in __________________ because they possess the ___________________ in the production of that good.

• A) bananas; comparative advantage
• B) tomatoes; comparative advantage
• C) bananas; absolute advantage
• D) tomatoes; absolute advantage

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Definitions:

Mental Processes

The operations of the mind, such as thinking, learning, memory, and perception, that enable understanding and response to the environment.

Behaviourism

A theory in psychology which states that all behaviors are learned through interaction with the environment, emphasizing the importance of observable actions over internal mental states.

Behaviourist

A psychologist who studies and applies theories based on the belief that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning.

Psychoanalytic

Pertaining to a theory of psychology and method of psychotherapy, originally developed by Sigmund Freud, that emphasizes the role of unconscious factors in determining behavior.